CSPAN Federal Reserve Announces Quarter-Point Rate Hike June 15, 2017
Year. Fed chair janet yellen announced the move at a news briefing where she discussed the state of the u. S. Economy. This is an hour. Ms. Yellen good afternoon, before i get started, i want to say that our thoughts are with those who are injured this morning. Today, the federal open Market Committee decided to raise the target range of the federal fund rate by one quarter of percent percentage point. It to one to one quarter percent. Our decision r our decision reflects the progress the economy has made toward maximum employment. We also released today as an addendum to our policy normalizat...